Wisdom quotes Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo · Page 11

“Life is temporal. Time is fleeting. God is permanent. Eternity is enduring.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“What is behind you is never as important as what is ahead of you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“God never gave a lion teeth for decoraton.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A child's duty is to become greater than his parents.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is unwise to chase your shadow, no matter how slow it is.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth cannot hide from virtue; virtue cannot hide from love; love cannot hide from God; and God cannot hide from truth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you were born to teach, learn; born to lead, serve; born to coach, train; born to write, read; born to perform,…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others…

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Complacency is a fool’s weakness, diligence is a warrior’s strength.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who learns from his enemies is as wise as one who learns from his friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A step towards wisdom is a leap towards enlightenment.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom from a stranger is better than ignorance from a friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you throw a crumb to hungry birds, they will harm each other fighting for it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The intelligent run from poverty, the enlightened flee from greed.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Bees are not your enemy if honey is your friend.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Anger has strength, hate has might, but love has power.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is not the size of a tree that matters, but the size of its fruit.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Intelligence tells you where to look; wisdom tells you what to see.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo